Eagle Flag of Epirus

Vol 4 Chapter 30: Premeditated assassination

With a plop, the strong man fell to the ground, and a feather arrow stuck in his back directly killed him. It was only a little bit before Baron Isaac could assassinate Justinian, but he failed and paid his own life as a price.

And the shocked Justinian didn’t see it until then. Arslan, holding a bow and arrow, was standing not far from him. It turned out that he also saw Justinian in the chaotic crowd and rushed over immediately. This was just in time. He came to save Justinian's life.

"Are you okay, Lord Justinian?" Arslan ran up and asked, helping Justinian, who had almost lost his mobility. If he was a step late, the young man in front of him would have become A corpse.

And Justinian turned white. He looked at Isaac who fell on the ground and said: "This guy asked me the same thing just now."

"But the difference is that he came to kill you, and I saved you when I came, Lord Justinian." Arslan shrugged slightly, and they had a relaxed feeling on the battlefield, who had escaped from the dead. After joking with each other, the two young men laughed.

But Justinian reduced his smile and knelt down and overturned Isaac who fell on the ground. He was not killed by an arrow. He still had a breath. Justinian didn't think he had any personal grievances with this guy. , Then there is only one explanation, that is, the man in front of him was instructed by someone to assassinate himself. Who will it be? Justinian is not sure, because too many strange things have happened in this small Wiscari Castle. He has already got used to it. If you want to say who wants to get rid of himself and then quickly, there are There are not one or two people who have an idea. But he still has to determine who the person hiding in the dark is. With Isaac's status, he is nothing more than a knife in the hands of others.

"Who instigated you to do this?" Justinian looked at each other, even though Baron Isaac was dying, he still wanted to try, because there would always be people who are desperate to survive. The boy was condescending and asked in a cold and harsh voice. At this moment, his temperament was completely changed. This is what Justinian was born with. He can adjust his state at any time. Even Arslan on the side felt the invisible body of Justinian. The coercion is like a person who really holds authority.

"Assassinating the governor of the empire, even if you are a nobleman trying to murder the governor of Moria, it is enough to deprive your family of glory! Tell me who is behind you? Otherwise, you can't bear the price." Justinian knows that a general The best way for the dead is to threaten the things he still has nostalgia for. The most important thing for a nobleman is the inheritance of the family. With Justinian's current status, it is of course easy to deal with a small nobleman like Isaac.

And this kind of threat really worked. As soon as he heard what Justinian said, Isaac was dying and nodded with all his strength to express that he was willing to agree to Justinian's terms. He was just a small person who was ordered to act, but was seriously injured. He couldn't open his mouth anymore.

Just as Justinian couldn’t help frowning, Isaac stretched out a finger with difficulty to a man riding a horse in the army not far away, but this also exhausted his last vitality. Swallowed one last breath.

"It's him!"

Following Isaac's direction, the person riding on the horse is not someone else, but Leosgros, who is in command of the army.

Justinian and Arslan looked at each other at the same time. Before his death, Isaac's actions could only point the suspicion to one person, that is, Leosgros, but this undoubtedly made Justinian. Some accidents, he did not expect that the man behind the scenes was actually the man. Obviously Leosgros was still trying to win him over before, but now he wants to put him to death on the battlefield regardless of the consequences.

Could it be that the other party has noticed the transaction between himself and Anastasius? Or is it that Baron Isaac deliberately misled himself?

Justinian did not make a judgment arbitrarily. There was a trace of dignity in the youth's eyes, but now is not the time to care about these things. Justinian and Arslan must quickly withdraw back to the city. Because the Venetian reinforcements have already been killed.

Despite the heavy casualties of the Venetian vanguard forces, most of the Venetians' main force is still there. If you continue to persist, the Byzantine army will be at risk of being encircled and annihilated by the enemy. And the Byzantine soldiers in the city gate immediately retreated to the city and went up to the front of the city to stand in battle. Although the enemy's forwards were dampened and the morale of these Byzantine soldiers rose, they still feared the Venetians who had captured Constantinople , Especially when they saw the huge boats approaching them. No castle city is indestructible, even if Constantinople was finally captured by the Latins from the sea wall, the same side of Wiscari Castle facing the sea is also their gate of life.

However, the Venetians at this time were also unspeakable. Although Justinian’s Greek fire did not cost them more than half, it also caused them to suffer a lot of blows, especially the warship used to attack the city wall. The burning of the ground is almost done.

"I'm afraid we can't attack by force now, Your Excellency Ranieri~www.ltnovel.com~ Most of the siege equipment on our warship has been burned by the opponent." The officers on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to stop it. Their chief insisted on going his own way. The Byzantines in front of them had successfully retreated to the city with their troops, and those who had been in the city should have been ill-advised. Now that the opponent is ready, it is no longer a wise decision to continue the offensive.

In particular, a large number of siege equipment on the previous warships have been burned by the Greek fire, and now the attack is too reluctant.

However, Ranieri yelled, "I have decided, if we can't take down this city, we will have no place to stand after we go back, understand? Let me command the full attack." At this moment, the man seemed to have fallen into madness. In the middle of his icy gaze, the subordinates were also pale, because the adult in front of them was already completely like a gambler who had lost his family and had to make a desperate bet, but this was precisely the most taboo thing.

"Catapult, ballista ready!"

Under Ranieri's almost compelling order, the generals on the Venetian warship reluctantly gave the order, and the burning asphalt barrels were immediately thrown towards the watergate defense formation of Fort Wiscari.

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